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Messi hails ´special´ Copa del Rey triumph as Laporta backs forward to sign new deal

Lionel Messi hailed the special achievement of captaining Barcelona to another trophy as president Joan Laporta backed the superstar forward to sign a new deal with the club. The 33-year-old scored twice in Saturday’s 4-0 Copa del Rey final victory over Athletic Bilbao after Antoine Griezmann and Frenkie de Jong had given Barca a two-goal […]

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Messi bags Puskas contender but magical Frenkie de Jong deserves the plaudits as Barcelona clinch Copa glory

 Barcelona steamrolled Athletic Bilbao on Saturday evening, to add another Copa del Rey title to the club’s ever-growing collection.Messi at the doubleRonald Koeman’s men made the trip to the Estadio La Cartuja a short time ago, for the Copa showpiece.The Blaugrana of course headed into proceedings as favourites, despite a damaging 2-1 Clasico defeat to […]

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France 1-1 Ukraine: Own goal denies world champions opening win

World champions France kicked off their Qatar 2022 qualifying campaign with a disappointing 1-1 draw against Ukraine at the Stade de France. Les Bleus, winners of the previous World Cup three years ago, had looked as though they might make light work of Wednesday’s visitors when Antoine Griezmann scored in stunning fashion less than halfway […]

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Barcelona have opened contract talks with Manchester United target Ousmane Dembele

Dembele contract Despite being without an official president until January 24th, Barcelona are reportedly pressing ahead with their plans for the future starting with contract negotiations – specifically that of France international Ousmane Dembele. The biggest question around the club will be in the form of Lionel Messi who’s current deal expires at the end […]

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Koeman backs Griezmann to find form but will not rule out Depay bid

Ronald Koeman is backing Antoine Griezmann to find consistent form for Barcelona but will not rule out a bid to sign Memphis Depay. France star Griezmann, a €120million signing from Atletico Madrid last year, has struggled to impress on a regular basis alongside Lionel Messi at Camp Nou. The forward, who missed a penalty against […]

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